Add a touch of mint flavoring (about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp) to the batter & bake as usual - mint chocolate chips would give a visual signal that these are "special" - or cut up some peppermint chocolate patties & swirl them in.

Same amount of almond flavoring and a small package of slivered almonds sprinkled on top.

Substitute Kahlua for some of the water (the alcohol will bake out), a little cinnamon, and label them as "Mexican Chocolate Brownies". Evil suggests pouring more Kahlua on top......but that wouldn't work if children can get to the brownies. Not that they don't deserve good brownies - but they don't need Kahlua. Or use a bit of coffee flavoring instead - it's cheaper. Even instant coffee crystals can work.....

I ended up doing a compilation of a couple of ideas here. And your effort wasn't wasted, NyaChan, because one came from your recipe. I ended up putting Mounds bars in the middle of the mix, and then made a topping of sweetened condensed milk, some semi sweet choco chips, and some coconut I had toasted.

They were really yummy, but too sloppy to eat with your hands, so I used a melon scoop of BlueBell Coconut Fudge ice cream on top of each one and pretended it was supposed to be that way!

I ended up doing a compilation of a couple of ideas here. And your effort wasn't wasted, NyaChan, because one came from your recipe. I ended up putting Mounds bars in the middle of the mix, and then made a topping of sweetened condensed milk, some semi sweet choco chips, and some coconut I had toasted.

They were really yummy, but too sloppy to eat with your hands, so I used a melon scoop of BlueBell Coconut Fudge ice cream on top of each one and pretended it was supposed to be that way!

I ended up doing a compilation of a couple of ideas here. And your effort wasn't wasted, NyaChan, because one came from your recipe. I ended up putting Mounds bars in the middle of the mix, and then made a topping of sweetened condensed milk, some semi sweet choco chips, and some coconut I had toasted.

They were really yummy, but too sloppy to eat with your hands, so I used a melon scoop of BlueBell Coconut Fudge ice cream on top of each one and pretended it was supposed to be that way!

I ended up doing a compilation of a couple of ideas here. And your effort wasn't wasted, NyaChan, because one came from your recipe. I ended up putting Mounds bars in the middle of the mix, and then made a topping of sweetened condensed milk, some semi sweet choco chips, and some coconut I had toasted.

They were really yummy, but too sloppy to eat with your hands, so I used a melon scoop of BlueBell Coconut Fudge ice cream on top of each one and pretended it was supposed to be that way!

Thanks again, everyone.

haha oh good! Not going to lie, I was feeling pretty silly when I realized my mistake